BARNDIVA

I feel this food is trying too hard. The flavors were not there, produce bland, and although I believe fish should be undercooked it should not be raw unless it is sushi (it was trout). For the price, I’d much rather hang in the bubbles bar at Cyrus or just chill over at lo and behold - $150 per person plus drinks was NOT worth it. Finally the venue had great volume but a tad fussy and tired. So much potential.

It’s hit and miss for us. The starter( on the house) was very odd to my taste:pudding-cream brûlée with strong shrimp ???? taste. I could not finish my bite. The fist course from prefix dinner was pretty good if not impressive; the second- potato with cheese was a disaster- over salty cheddar dry harsh brown(?). The main dish and deserts were very good. Gratitude was automatically included, why?

I hesitate to leave this review. I had eaten at Barndiva twice before and my meals were exceptional. This time I booked lunch on a Fri at 2:30PM. My fault I didn't read closely enough (it was very unclear) but it seems only the brunch menu is served on Fri at lunch. We arrived at 2:00 early for our lunch and were welcomed. After that things went downhill. We asked for the full wine list they were hesitant. We ordered a bottle. I selected the soup and then the lamb. My guest the Reuben. Before I even finished my soup they bought our main courses. We finished eating and declined dessert but I asked for a double espresso. We still had more wine left. They brought the double espresso immediately and asked if we wanted to take the wine with us. I said no we wanted to finish it at the restaurant. We did as my espresso got cold (It was only 2:50 20 min after our reservation was scheduled to start). They asked if they could bring the check when they brought the espresso. I said yes. He forgot to include the espresso,. He informed we of that when I offered my credit card. I asked if he was asking me to pay for it in cash. He said no he could add it in. They had already included a tip in the bill we left nothing additional as we were hurried out of the restaurant at 3PM. They should never have accepted a 2:30PM reservation if this was such an imposition. This was far from the one michelin star dining experience we expected. And far below my previous exceptionally experiences at this restaurant. I was shocked!

Went here for brunch on a Sunday.

Great food, great setting, great service. My wife has a duck confit -- which was tasty -- but the accompanying potatoes were a little underdone. I had the "filet mignon burger", which was really a high-end steak disguised as a burger, with fries disguised as potato chips -- very clever!

Don’t go there. We had to cancel day of reservation due to medical situation, and they charged my card $200, no exceptions. Shame on them